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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| perforate | to make a hole through |