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 |
|---|---|
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| lunar | crescent |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |