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 |
|---|---|
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |