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 |
|---|---|
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| trample | tramp |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| forebears | ancestor |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |