GRE Word List
DETRIMENTAL
obviously harmful : damaging
The meaning of the word detrimental is obviously harmful : damaging.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| finery | ornament |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| scion | descendant |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |