GRE Word List

CAUSTIC

capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive

The meaning of the word caustic is capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive.

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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
alludeto make indirect reference
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
limberhaving a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement