-ive Vocabulary

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Corrosive

(adj.) having the tendency to erode or eat away

Incisive

Sharply cutting; direct and powerful

-ive

This is a suffix that forms an adjective.

Divisive

causing dissent, discord

Pejorative

expressing contempt or disapproval; derogatory

Restive

resistant, stubborn, impatient

Furtive

secretive, sly

Reclusive

seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation; shunning society

Impassive

showing no emotion

Pervasive

spread throughout every part

Vindictive

vengeful, spiteful


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