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 |
|---|---|
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |