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 |
|---|---|
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
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| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| brink | edge |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
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| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |