Monday, October 5, 2009

noxious

The word: noxious
Part of Speech: adjective
The source sentence and page number: Funni in Farsi(pg.127) "Without taking a break, I scrubbed intensely, trying my best not to inhale the noxious fumes."
Context Clues: Y: the word "inhale" and "fumes"
Definition:
1.
harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.
2.
morally harmful; corrupting; pernicious: a noxious plan to spread dissension.
My sentence: Tobacco contains many kinds of noxious chemicals.

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