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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| addle | rotten |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| connoisseur | expert |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |