GRE Word List
NOISOME
noxious
The meaning of the word noisome is noxious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |