GRE Word List

DETRIMENTAL

obviously harmful : damaging

The meaning of the word detrimental is obviously harmful : damaging.

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grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
minutiaea minute or minor detail
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
diluteattenuate
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf