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 |
|---|---|
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| contest | strive |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
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| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |