GRE Word List

ERODE

to diminish or destroy by degrees:

The meaning of the word erode is to diminish or destroy by degrees:.

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WordMeaning
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
malignevil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
depredationto lay waste : plunder
mutedbeing mute : silent
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
despondentfeeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating