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 |
|---|---|
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| stilted | pompous |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |