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

WordMeaning
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
sedentarynot migratory : settled
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
exquisitemarked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution