GRE Word List
DETRIMENTAL
obviously harmful : damaging
The meaning of the word detrimental is obviously harmful : damaging.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| resign | relegate |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| dilute | attenuate |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |