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 |
|---|---|
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |