GRE Word List
DETRIMENTAL
obviously harmful : damaging
The meaning of the word detrimental is obviously harmful : damaging.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forte | one's strong point |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| fester | to generate pus |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| parlance | speech |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| vertex | the top of the head |