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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WordMeaning
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
penurya cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
addlerotten
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world