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 |
|---|---|
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |