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
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
wretcha miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
underlyinglying beneath or below
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
precipitantprecipitate
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture