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 |
|---|---|
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| convene | to come together in a body |