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 |
|---|---|
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |