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 |
|---|---|
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| sear | being dried and withered |