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 |
|---|---|
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |