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 |
|---|---|
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| purported | reputed |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |