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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WordMeaning
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
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incrustationa crust or hard coating
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
invulnerableincapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
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