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 |
|---|---|
| finished | entirely done |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| oligarchy | government by the few |