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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| ignite | to set afire |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |