GRE Word List
CORROSIVE
tending or having the power to corrode
The meaning of the word corrosive is tending or having the power to corrode.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |