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 |
|---|---|
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |