GRE Word List
CORROSIVE
eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce
The meaning of the word corrosive is eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vendetta | blood feud (esp. between two families); CF. Nina Williams |
| clientele | body of customers |
| vigilante | one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers |
| selective | careful in choosing; having an effect only on certain things; not general; Ex. eclectic weed killer |
| explicit | totally clear; definite; outspoken |
| impenitent | not repentant |
| mutter | utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones |
| migrant | changing its habitat; wandering; Ex. migrant birds/workers; N: one that migrates |
| docket | program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package listing contents or directions; V: describe in a docket |
| impecunious | without money |
