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 |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |