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 |
|---|---|
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |