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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WordMeaning
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
fanfarea short and lively sounding of trumpets
welterwrithe
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
humanemarked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
recuperateto get back : regain
bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of