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
heedto pay attention
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
mordantbiting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
growlrumble
bogusnot genuine : counterfeit
grudgingunwilling
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted