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 |
|---|---|
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |