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

WordMeaning
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
flounderflatfish
retaliateto return like for like
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious