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.
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|---|---|
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |