GRE Word List
CORRODE
to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
The meaning of the word corrode is to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing.
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| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
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| solicitor | one that solicits |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
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