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 |
|---|---|
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| poise | balance |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |