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 |
|---|---|
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| aria | air |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |