GRE Word List
DETRIMENTAL
obviously harmful : damaging
The meaning of the word detrimental is obviously harmful : damaging.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| cipher | zero |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |