GRE Word List
INSALUBRIOUS
not conducive to health : unwholesome
The meaning of the word insalubrious is not conducive to health : unwholesome.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |