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 |
|---|---|
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| brink | edge |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| betray | to lead astray |
| defalcate | deduct |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| dilute | attenuate |