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 |
|---|---|
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |