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
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
hovelan open shed or shelter
wantonmerciless
jollitythe quality or state of being jolly : merriment
bigota person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices