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 |
|---|---|
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |