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 |
|---|---|
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |