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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |