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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |