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 |
|---|---|
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |