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 |
|---|---|
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |