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 |
|---|---|
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |