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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |