GRE Word List
CAUSTIC
burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless
The meaning of the word caustic is burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concession | an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire |
| lope | gallop slowly |
| propensity | natural inclination |
| accessible | easy to approach; obtainable |
| equilibrium | balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity |
| bacchanalian | drunken |
| mawkish | mushy(sentimental) and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental |
| carnage | destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals |
| proselytize | (induce someone to) convert to a religion or belief; N. proselyte: new convert to a doctrine or religion |
| raconteur | story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill |