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 |
|---|---|
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| provenance | origin |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |