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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|---|---|
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| grate | grating |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |