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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WordMeaning
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
executionerone who executes
hovelan open shed or shelter
haphappening
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor