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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| antecede | precede |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| scotch | scottish |