GRE Word List
HAZARDOUS
involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
The meaning of the word hazardous is involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |