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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |