GRE Word List

NOISOME

noxious

The meaning of the word noisome is noxious.

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WordMeaning
mendicantbeggar
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
natationthe action or art of swimming
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
lustera glow of reflected light : sheen
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
fuddlebooze
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)