GRE Word List
DETRIMENTAL
obviously harmful : damaging
The meaning of the word detrimental is obviously harmful : damaging.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |