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 |
|---|---|
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| fiend | devil |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| flounder | flatfish |
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