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 |
|---|---|
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| cohorts | companion |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |