GRE Word List
INSIDIOUS
treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot
The meaning of the word insidious is treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dishearten | discourage |
| posterity | descendants; future generations; Ex. go down to posterity; CF. posterior, anterior |
| foist | insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist |
| cogent | convincing |
| carousal | drunken revel; V. carouse |
| venture | risk; expose to risk; dare; undertake a risk; N. |
| gusty | windy |
| intervene | come between; interfere; Ex. intervened to prevent a fight; N. intervention |
| jettison | throw overboard (from a ship or plane) |
| causal | implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality |
