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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| implication | something implied: such as |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
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| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |