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 |
|---|---|
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |