GRE Word List
CORRODE
destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
The meaning of the word corrode is destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swelter | (of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat |
| gallows | framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging) |
| unilateral | one-sided; involving or affecting only one side; Ex. unilateral declaration |
| imperious | domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor |
| audit | examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V. |
| undermine | weaken gradually; sap; dig a mine beneath |
| discredit | defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful |
| legislature | legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws |
| stratified | divided into classes; arranged into strata; V. stratify |
| analgesic | causing insensitivity to pain; N. |
