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 |
|---|---|
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| modish | fashionable |