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 |
|---|---|
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| savant | a person of learning |
| contest | strive |