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

WordMeaning
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
totterto move unsteadily : stagger
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
fervorintensity of feeling or expression