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 |
|---|---|
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |