GRE Word List
DETRIMENTAL
obviously harmful : damaging
The meaning of the word detrimental is obviously harmful : damaging.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |