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
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
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spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
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quirkan abrupt twist or curve
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious