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 |
|---|---|
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| scintilla | spark |
| lax | loose |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |