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 |
|---|---|
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| omnipotent | almighty |
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