GRE Word List
INVIDIOUS
designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison
The meaning of the word invidious is designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| filibuster | block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter |
| except | exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality |
| ultimate | final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental; Ex. The sun is the ultimate source of energy. |
| eminent | rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position |
| circumlocution | indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly) |
| indifferent | unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad |
| hallucination | delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory |
| variegated | (esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored |
| inchoate | (of desire, wish, plan) recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary; Ex. inchoate mass |
| exploit | make use of, sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation |
