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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hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully
preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
arduoushard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
vainhaving or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
lardera place where food is stored : pantry