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

WordMeaning
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
drasticacting rapidly or violently
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions