GRE Word List
DETRIMENTAL
obviously harmful : damaging
The meaning of the word detrimental is obviously harmful : damaging.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| demise | death |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| mortician | undertaker |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |