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 |
|---|---|
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| rider | one that rides |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |