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 |
|---|---|
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
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