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 |
|---|---|
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| cursive | running |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |