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 |
|---|---|
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| ram | a male sheep |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |