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 |
|---|---|
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| wanton | merciless |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |