GRE Word List

DETRIMENTAL

obviously harmful : damaging

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

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dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
ingenuea naive girl or young woman
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sobernot intoxicated
innateexisting in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native
spatefreshet
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
deterrentserving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
sparenot being used