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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pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
immobility | not moving : motionless |
healthy | enjoying good health |
bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
remediable | capable of being remedied |
preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
encumber | weigh down |