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 |
|---|---|
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| executor | one who executes something |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| ploy | escapade |