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 |
|---|---|
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
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| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |