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 |
|---|---|
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| endue | provide |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| pending | during |