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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|---|---|
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
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| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
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| countenance | look |
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