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 |
|---|---|
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| query | question |