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 |
|---|---|
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| veracious | truthful |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| blackball | to vote against |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |