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 |
|---|---|
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |