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 |
|---|---|
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
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| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |