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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|---|---|
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
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| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |