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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WordMeaning
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
afterlifean existence after death
hortatoryhortative
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
irremediablenot remediable