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 |
|---|---|
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| application | an act of applying: |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |