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 |
|---|---|
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| swill | wash |