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 |
|---|---|
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| welter | writhe |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |