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 |
|---|---|
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |