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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WordMeaning
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
implyto express indirectly
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ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless
thronga multitude of assembled persons
nubileof marriageable condition or age
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent