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 |
|---|---|
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |