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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| haven | harbor |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |