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 |
|---|---|
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |