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 |
|---|---|
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| irate | roused to ire |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |