GRE Word List
DETRIMENTAL
obviously harmful : damaging
The meaning of the word detrimental is obviously harmful : damaging.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |