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 |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| dally | to act playfully |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |