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 |
|---|---|
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |