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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etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
askewout of line : at an angle
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
browbeatto intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance