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 |
|---|---|
| succor | relief |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |