GRE Word List
DETRIMENTAL
obviously harmful : damaging
The meaning of the word detrimental is obviously harmful : damaging.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| lode | waterway |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |