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 |
|---|---|
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |