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 |
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betroth | to promise to marry |
oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
minuscule | very small |
flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |