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 |
|---|---|
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |