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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WordMeaning
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
embarkto go on board a vehicle for transportation
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
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mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
executorone who executes something
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
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doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
sequesterto set apart : segregate