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 |
|---|---|
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| leave-taking | departure |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |