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 |
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| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |