GRE Word List

INSIDIOUS

treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot

The meaning of the word insidious is treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot.

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scrappyquarrelsome
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glimmershine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope
boisterousviolent; rough; noisy
deadlockstandstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate
leewayroom to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline
plethoraexcess; overabundance; Ex. a plethora of excuses
arbitrateact as judge (at the request of both sides)
dawdleloiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing
inductplace formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. induction: inducting; process of deriving general principles from particular facts