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 |
|---|---|
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |