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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| charlatan | quack |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| natal | native |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |