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 |
|---|---|
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| drab | slattern |
| venue | locale |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |