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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fortuitousoccurring by chance
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
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obscuredark
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relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
astronomicalof or relating to astronomy
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable