GRE Word List
DETRIMENTAL
obviously harmful : damaging
The meaning of the word detrimental is obviously harmful : damaging.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| retrench | cut down |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |