GRE Word List
DETRIMENTAL
obviously harmful : damaging
The meaning of the word detrimental is obviously harmful : damaging.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repercussion | reflection |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| consort | associate |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |