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 |
|---|---|
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |