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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passive | acted upon by an external agency |
corpuscle | a minute particle |
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forebears | ancestor |
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