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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| obscure | dark |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| betroth | to promise to marry |