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 |
|---|---|
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |