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 |
|---|---|
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| osseous | bony |