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 |
|---|---|
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| dissension | disagreement |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |