Noisome (adj) harmful; a harmful smell
The dead rodent’s noisome odour is making me physically ill.
The noisome odour of the gas leak from the manufacturing company is making residents of that locality very sick.
As soon as I opened the refrigerator, the noisome scent of stale food hit my nose.
Government employees’ noisome reputation for corruption had already begun to spread.

Nonchalant (adj) calm, indifferent
Because Sreedevi took a sedative to calm her nerves, she looked very nonchalant walking down the street.
Although the newly appointed doctor was upset about her patient dying, she tried to remain nonchalant in front of the patient’s family members.
Although my friend puts up a calm facade outside, he happens to be worried sick from inside.
The abroad aspirants looked on in nonchalance as they didn’t understand a single word their verbal trainer said.

Normative (adj) standard, normal
Normative fare policies drive small airline companies to improve service quality.
 Nice voice, normative English language, and the right attitude are basic needs to crack any interview.
Kindly refer to the errata for this essay, which may include some normative corrections.

A juvenile offense can be considered normal adolescent behavior, but a few developing countries take corrective actions.

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