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 |
|---|---|
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |