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 |
|---|---|
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |