GRE Word List
ERODE
to diminish or destroy by degrees:
The meaning of the word erode is to diminish or destroy by degrees:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |