GRE Word List
INVIDIOUS
of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
The meaning of the word invidious is of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |