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 |
|---|---|
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| espouse | marry |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |