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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WordMeaning
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
dallyto act playfully
foraya sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid
fetidhaving a heavy offensive smell
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling