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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Word | Meaning |
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tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
rubric | an authoritative rule |
palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |