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 |
|---|---|
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| forlorn | bereft |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| throes | pang |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |