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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WordMeaning
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
demoniacpossessed or influenced by a demon
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes