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 |
|---|---|
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |