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 |
|---|---|
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |