GRE Word List
PERNICIOUS
highly injurious or destructive : deadly
The meaning of the word pernicious is highly injurious or destructive : deadly.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| nourishment | food |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |