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

WordMeaning
groucha fit of bad temper
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
recriminationa retaliatory accusation