GRE Word List
DETRIMENTAL
obviously harmful : damaging
The meaning of the word detrimental is obviously harmful : damaging.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| rescind | to take away : remove |