GRE Word List
NOXIOUS
physically harmful or destructive to living beings
The meaning of the word noxious is physically harmful or destructive to living beings.
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| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| abnegation | denial |
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| dilute | attenuate |
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| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
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