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 |
|---|---|
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| gnome | maxim |