GRE Word List
DETRIMENTAL
obviously harmful : damaging
The meaning of the word detrimental is obviously harmful : damaging.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |