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 |
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| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
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| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
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