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 |
|---|---|
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |