SAT Word of the Day: deleterious
February 25, 2010 by Adam
Filed under All Posts, SAT Word of the Day
deleterious (adj.)
From Dictionary.com:
1. injurious to health: deleterious gases.2. harmful; injurious: deleterious influences.
In a sentence:
“Citing deleterious effects to the environment, the agency refused to allow a construction permit for the new dam.”
