GRE Word List
PERNICIOUS
very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia
The meaning of the word pernicious is very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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lament | grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation |
brittle | hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation |
appropriate | acquire; take possession of for one's own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate; CF. misappropriate |
mischance | ill luck |
conduit | aqueduct; passageway for fluids |
munificent | very generous in giving; Ex. munificent benefactor; N. munificience |
politic | prudent; judicious; well judged; expedient; well devised |
disparate | basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated |
sycophant | servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic |
satellite | small body revolving around a larger one |