GRE Word List
CORRODE
destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
The meaning of the word corrode is destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| punctilious | minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail |
| frenetic | frenzied; frantic |
| perturb | disturb greatly |
| repeal | revoke; annul |
| corollary | natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else) |
| peroration | conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length |
| substantiate | support (a claim) with evidence; establish with evidence; verify |
| importunate | urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent |
| partial | incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something |
| sinewy | (of meat) tough; strong and firm; muscular; N. sinew: tendon; strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone |