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 |
|---|---|
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |