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 |
|---|---|
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| addle | rotten |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |