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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continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
conformitycorrespondence in form, manner, or character : agreement
idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
adjacentnot distant : nearby
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic