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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|---|---|
| inanimate | not animate: |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
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| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
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