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 |
|---|---|
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| cursive | running |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |