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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| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| repercussion | reflection |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |