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

WordMeaning
slakesubside
withholdto hold back from action : check
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration
efficacythe power to produce an effect
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert