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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WordMeaning
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
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haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
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passiveacted upon by an external agency
corpusclea minute particle
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example
forebearsancestor
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