GRE Word List
INSIDIOUS
having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
The meaning of the word insidious is having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
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| retribution | recompense |
| mischance | bad luck |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |