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 |
|---|---|
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |