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 |
|---|---|
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| vixen | a female fox |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |