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 |
|---|---|
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |