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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
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| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |