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 |
|---|---|
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |