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 |
|---|---|
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |