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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| bulk | magnitude |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |