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 |
|---|---|
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |