Vocab Tadka : Insidious vs Invidious (Confusing Words)
Lets discuss the the difference between confusing words Insidious and Invidious.
INSIDIOUS![Important for CAT, GMAT, MBA](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
1 | (s) | beguiling but harmful Type: ‘adj.all’ |
2 | (s) | intended to entrap Type: ‘adj.all’ |
3 | (s) | working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way Type: ‘adj.all’ Synonym: pernicious, subtle, |
Sentence Usage :
- He experienced the insidious influence of the corporate culture.
- It was an insidious plot to get you involved with the electric mania in which you wire up hundreds of lightbulbs.
- The spam is becoming more insidious.
How to Remember : Insidious –> inside+ hideous –> Imagine something terrible, like a disease, hiding inside of the body.
INVIDIOUS
1 | (s) | containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice Type: ‘adj.all’ Synonym: discriminatory, |
Sentence Usage :
- Invidious to name some, when all our teachers were so friendly and approachable.
- To exact tribute from Greek cities was invidious, but both Antigonid and Seleucid kings often did so (Antigonid, Diog).
- The power of Zavis at last became invidious to the king, by whose order he was beheaded in 1290.
How to Remember : Invidious –> in+VIDIO –>when tahalaka showed a VIDIO of few tainted ministers , it ROUSED ILLWILL in the whole country.
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INVIDIOUS=ENVIOUS+DEVIOUS = Deviously Envious.
I am really learning new words with these articles.. Thanks for sharing . We want more…
ewwwww.. I will never forget Insidious and invidious because of this pic…. horrible
Really sarmistha I was like wooooo…. how terrfying 😛
Ladkiyaan to cockroach se bhi dar jaati hain 😉
shut up…. abhinav