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
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olfactoryof or relating to the sense of smell
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inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
cringeto recoil in distaste