This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you how to specifically implement it in business. A well-spoken, intelligent agent inspires confidence with clients and colleagues alike.
This week’s closing word:
Pronounced: (per-NISH-us)
Adjective:
Having a harmful effect, esp. in a gradual or subtle way
Synonyms:
malign – noxious – baneful – harmful – pestilent – fatal
Example:
“Mold in the walls is an especially pernicious problem, often one discovered at the most inopportune time.”
