GRE Word List

NOISOME

noxious

The meaning of the word noisome is noxious.

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WordMeaning
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
canterone who uses cant: such as
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
regattaa rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races
philanthropistone who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
disputatiousinclined to dispute
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval