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 |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| stringent | tight |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |