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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WordMeaning
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
skimpskimpy
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
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madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change