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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abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
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sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
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potentateruler
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
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