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 |
|---|---|
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| docile | easily taught |
| demented | mad |
| purported | reputed |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |