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 |
|---|---|
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| random | a haphazard course |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |