GRE Word List
PERNICIOUS
very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia
The meaning of the word pernicious is very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lament | grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation |
| brittle | hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation |
| appropriate | acquire; take possession of for one's own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate; CF. misappropriate |
| mischance | ill luck |
| conduit | aqueduct; passageway for fluids |
| munificent | very generous in giving; Ex. munificent benefactor; N. munificience |
| politic | prudent; judicious; well judged; expedient; well devised |
| disparate | basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated |
| sycophant | servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic |
| satellite | small body revolving around a larger one |
