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 |
|---|---|
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| ramification | branch |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| dynamo | generator |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |