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 |
|---|---|
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| growl | rumble |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |