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 |
|---|---|
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
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| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
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| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |