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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animatedendowed with life or the qualities of life : alive
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
rancidhaving an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
effeteno longer fertile
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
lewdobscene