GRE Word List

NOISOME

noxious

The meaning of the word noisome is noxious.

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WordMeaning
allureto entice by charm or attraction
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
assentto agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
spatefreshet
dishonorlack or loss of honor or reputation
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted