GRE Word List
DETRIMENTAL
obviously harmful : damaging
The meaning of the word detrimental is obviously harmful : damaging.
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| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| enhance | heighten |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |