GRE Word List
NOISOME
noxious
The meaning of the word noisome is noxious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |