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 |
|---|---|
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |