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 |
|---|---|
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |