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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|---|---|
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| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
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