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 |
|---|---|
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
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| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |