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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| charlatan | quack |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| collate | to compare critically |