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 |
|---|---|
| purported | reputed |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| diva | prima donna |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
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| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |