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 |
|---|---|
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
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| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |