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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| growl | rumble |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| quench | put out |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| amend | to put right |