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 |
|---|---|
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| prong | fork |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |