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

WordMeaning
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence