GRE Word List
NOXIOUS
harmful; CF. obnoxious
The meaning of the word noxious is harmful; CF. obnoxious.
Random words
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gnarl | protruding knot on a tree; V. |
aberrant | abnormal or deviant |
saccharine | cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharin |
exclaim | cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory |
integrate | make whole; combine; make into one unit |
fugitive | fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large |
disproportion | lack of proportion (between the parts); ADJ. disproportionate |
dossier | file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of papers labeled on the back |
snicker | half-stifled(suppressed) laugh; V. |
effervescence | inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce |