GRE Word List
DELETERIOUS
harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
The meaning of the word deleterious is harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| gazette | newspaper |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |