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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|---|---|
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
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| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| 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 |