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 |
|---|---|
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |