Pernicious ( page 270 ).
Questions.
1. From what is pernicious derived, and what does it signify? 2. How does pernicious compare with injurious? 3. What does noisome denote? 4. What is the distinctive sense of noxious? 5. How does noxious compare with noisome?
Examples.
Inflaming wine, —— to mankind.
So bees with smoke, and doves with —— stench,
Are from their hives, and houses, driven away.
The strong smell of sulfur, and a choking sensation of the lungs indicated the presence of —— gases.