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 |
|---|---|
| warranted | sanction |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |