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 |
|---|---|
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| encumber | weigh down |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |