GRE Word List
INJURIOUS
inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
The meaning of the word injurious is inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| rescind | to take away : remove |