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 |
|---|---|
| freebooter | pirate |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| guileless | innocent |