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 |
|---|---|
| wanton | merciless |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| resign | relegate |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |