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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verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
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repelto drive back : repulse
shavingthe act of one that shaves
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
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torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
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