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 |
|---|---|
| retrench | cut down |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| edifice | building |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| skimp | skimpy |
| forte | one's strong point |