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
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
flipto toss so as to cause to turn over in the air
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
irateroused to ire
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
whitthe smallest part or particle imaginable : bit