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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |