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 |
|---|---|
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |