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
charlatanquack
ensueto strive to attain : pursue
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
abideto bear patiently : tolerate
coagulateto cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
collateto compare critically