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.

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WordMeaning
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
annuitya sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals
earthyof, relating to, or consisting of earth
natalnative
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
renegadea deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting