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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lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
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quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
solventable to pay all legal debts
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties