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 |
|---|---|
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| endue | provide |