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 |
|---|---|
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| warrant | sanction |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |