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 |
|---|---|
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| leery | suspicious |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |