GRE Word List
CORRODE
destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
The meaning of the word corrode is destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period).
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swelter | (of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat |
gallows | framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging) |
unilateral | one-sided; involving or affecting only one side; Ex. unilateral declaration |
imperious | domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor |
audit | examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V. |
undermine | weaken gradually; sap; dig a mine beneath |
discredit | defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful |
legislature | legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws |
stratified | divided into classes; arranged into strata; V. stratify |
analgesic | causing insensitivity to pain; N. |