GRE Word List

DETRIMENTAL

obviously harmful : damaging

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

Random words

WordMeaning
endorseto write on the back of
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
draftthe act of drawing or pulling in a net
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
statutea law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity