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 |
|---|---|
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| imprecation | curse |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |