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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discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
disclaimto make a disclaimer
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously