GRE Word List
DETRIMENTAL
obviously harmful : damaging
The meaning of the word detrimental is obviously harmful : damaging.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| farce | stuff |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |