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 |
|---|---|
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| docile | easily taught |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |