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

WordMeaning
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
dieto pass from physical life : expire
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
desperatehaving lost hope
fiascoa complete failure
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight