GRE Word List

NOISOME

noxious

The meaning of the word noisome is noxious.

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ecclesiasticecclesiastical
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
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quislingtraitor
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
merita praiseworthy quality : virtue
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
braidto make from braids
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia