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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| clip | encompass |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |