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

WordMeaning
optimista person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
temperatehaving a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head