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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |