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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deftcharacterized by facility and skill
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
endearto cause to become beloved or admired
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence