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 |
|---|---|
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |