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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| viand | an item of food |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| mendicant | beggar |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |