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 |
|---|---|
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| politic | political |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |