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 |
|---|---|
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| disport | sport |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |