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1
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effluvia

A

slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.

2
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effrontery

A

1.
shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity:
She had the effrontery to ask for two free samples.

2.
an act or instance of this.

3
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effulgent

A

shining forth brilliantly; radiant.

4
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effusive

A

1.
unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve:
effusive greetings; an effusive person.

2.
pouring out; overflowing.

5
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egalitarian

A

1.
asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life.

2.
a person who adheres to egalitarian beliefs.

6
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egocentric

A

1.
having or regarding the self or the individual as the center of all things:
an egocentric philosophy that ignores social causes.

2.
having little or no regard for interests, beliefs, or attitudes other than one’s own; self-centered:
an egocentric person; egocentric demands upon the time and patience of others.

7
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egregious

A

extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant:

an egregious mistake; an egregious liar.

8
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élan

A

1.
dash; impetuous ardor:
to dance with great élan.

2.
a combination of style and vigor:
He performed the concerto with élan.

9
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elation

A

a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits; exhilaration.

10
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elegy

A

1.
a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.

2.
a poem written in elegiac meter.

3.
a sad or mournful musical composition.

11
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elicit

A

to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:

to elicit the truth; to elicit a response with a question.

12
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elite

A
1.
the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons with superior status.

2.
persons of the highest class:
Only the elite were there.

3.
a group of persons exercising the major share of authority or influence within a larger group:
the power elite of a major political party.

4.
representing the most choice or select; best:
an elite group of authors.

13
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elixir

A

1.
a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances.

2.
an alchemic preparation formerly believed to be capable of prolonging life, or of transmuting base metals into gold.

4.
the quintessence or absolute embodiment of anything.

5.
a panacea; cure-all; sovereign remedy.

14
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elliptic

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1.
pertaining to or having the form of an ellipse.

2.
pertaining to or marked by grammatical ellipsis.

3.
[of speech or writing] expressed with extreme or excessive economy; relieved of irrelevant matter to the point of being obscure or ambiguous:
to converse in elliptical sentences.

4.
[of a style of speaking or writing] tending to be ambiguous, cryptic, circumlocutory or obscure:
an elliptical prose that is difficult to translate.

15
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elocution

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1.
a person’s manner of speaking or reading aloud in public:
The actor’s elocution is faultless.

2.
the study and practice of oral delivery, including the control of both voice and gesture.

16
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eloquent

A

1.
having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech:
an eloquent orator.

2.
characterized by forceful and appropriate expression:
an eloquent speech.

3.
movingly expressive:
looks eloquent of disgust.

17
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elucidate

A

1.
to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain; illuminate:
an explanation that elucidated his recent strange behavior.

2.
to provide clarification; explain; illustrate.

18
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elude

A

1.
to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade:
to elude capture.

2.
to escape the understanding, perception, or appreciation of:
The answer eludes me.

19
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emaciated

A

marked by abnormal thinness, caused by lack of nutrition or by disease.

20
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emancipate

A

1.
to free from restraint, influence, or the like; to liberate.

2.
to set free (a slave) from bondage.

21
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emasculate

A

1.
to castrate.

2.
to deprive of strength or vigor; weaken; devitalize; debilitate.

3.
deprived of or lacking strength or vigor; effeminate; soft.

22
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embark

A

1.
to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey.

2.
to start an enterprise, business, etc.

23
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embellish

A

1.
to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; to ornament; adorn.

2.
to enhance (a statement or narrative) with fictitious additions.
24
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embezzle

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to appropriate fraudulently to one’s own use, as money or property entrusted to one’s care.

25
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emblem

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1.
an object or its representation, symbolizing a quality, state, class of persons, etc.; symbol:
The olive branch is an emblem of peace.

2.
a sign, design, or figure that identifies or represents something:
the emblem of a school.

3.
an allegorical picture, often inscribed with a motto supplemental to the visual image with which it forms a single unit of meaning.

26
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embodiment

A

1.
a person, being, or thing giving concrete form to a spirit, principle, abstraction, etc; incarnation.

  1. a bodily form, as of a spirit or an idea:
    Technology is the embodiment of human imagination; it is the manifestation of our mental models.
27
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embroil

A

1.
to involve in discord or conflict; to bring into contention or strife.

2.
to throw into confusion; complicate; entangle.

28
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eminent

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1.
high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished:
eminent statesmen.

2.
conspicuous, signal, or noteworthy:
eminent fairness.

3.
lofty; high:
eminent peaks.

4.
prominent; projecting; protruding:
an eminent nose.

29
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emollient

A

1.
having the power of softening or relaxing, as a medicinal substance; soothing, especially to the skin:
emollient lotions for the face.

2.
relieving; palliative; healing.

2.
an emollient medicine, lotion, salve, etc.

30
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emolument

A

profit, salary, or fees from office or employment; compensation for services:
Tips are an emolument in addition to wages.

31
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emotive

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1.
characterized by or pertaining to emotion:
the emotive and rational capacities of humankind.

2.
tending or designed to arouse emotion.

3.
productive of or directed toward the emotions:
Artistic distortion is often an emotive use of form.

32
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empathy

A

1.
the psychological identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.

2.
the imaginative ascribing to an object, as a natural object or work of art, feelings or attitudes present in oneself:
By means of empathy, a great painting becomes a mirror of the self.

33
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emphatic

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1.
uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.

2.
forceful; insistent:
a big, emphatic man; I must be emphatic about this particular.

3.
very impressive or significant; strongly marked; striking:
the emphatic beauty of sunset.

4.
clearly or boldly outlined:
It stands, like a great, stone dagger, emphatic against the sky.

34
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empirical

A

1.
derived from or guided by experience or experiment.

2.
depending upon experience or observation alone, without using scientific method or theory, especially as in medicine.

3.
provable or verifiable by experience or experiment.

35
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emporium

A

1.
a large retail store, especially one selling a great variety of articles.

2.
a place, town, or city of important commerce, especially a principal center of trade:
New York is one of the world’s great emporiums.

36
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emulate

A

1.
to imitate, in an attempt to equal or surpass:
to emulate one’s father as a concert violinist.

2.
to rival with some degree of success:
Some smaller cities now emulate the major capitals in their cultural offerings.

37
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encipher

A

to convert a message or communication into cipher (a secret method of writing, e.g. transposition or substitution of letters, specially formed symbols, etc.)

38
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enclave

A

1.
a country, or especially, an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.

2.
any small, distinct area or group enclosed or isolated within a larger one:
a Chinese-speaking enclave in London.

3.
to isolate or enclose (especially territory) within a foreign or uncongenial environment; make an enclave of:
The desert enclaved the little settlement.

39
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encroach

A

1.
to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads:
A dictatorship of the majority is encroaching on the rights of the individual.

2.
to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of another, especially stealthily or by gradual advances.

40
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encumber

A

1.
to impede or hinder; hamper; retard:
Red tape encumbers all our attempts at action.

2.
to block up or fill with what is obstructive or superfluous:
a mind encumbered with trivial and useless information.

3.
to burden or weigh down:
She was encumbered with a suitcase and several packages.

4.
to burden with obligations, debt, etc.

41
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endeavor

A

1.
to exert oneself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive:
We must constantly endeavor if we are to succeed.

2.
to attempt; try to achieve or gain:
He endeavors to keep things neat in his apartment.

3.
a strenuous effort; attempt.

42
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endemic

A

1.
natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous:
endemic folkways; countries where high unemployment is endemic.

2.
belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place:
a fever endemic to the tropics.

3.
an endemic disease.

43
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enervate

A

to exhaust; deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken, enfeeble.

44
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enfranchise

A

1.
to grant a privilege, right, or license to; admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting.

2.
to endow (a city, constituency, etc.) with municipal or parliamentary rights.

3.
to set free; liberate, as from slavery.

45
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engender

A

1.
to produce, cause, or give rise to; bring about:
Hatred engenders violence.

2.
to beget; procreate.

3.
to be produced or caused; come into existence:
Conditions for a war were engendering in Europe.

46
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enigmatic

A

resembling an enigma, or a puzzling occurrence, situation, statement, person, etc.; perplexing; mysterious:
She has a perpetually enigmatic expression on her face.
This is the most enigmatic book I have ever read!

47
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enjoin

A
1.
to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis:
The doctor enjoined a strict diet.

2.
to direct or order to do something; urge:
He was enjoined to live more frugally.

3.
in law, to prohibit or restrain by an injunction.

48
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enlightened

A

to give intellectual or spiritual light to; instruct; impart knowledge to:
We hope the results of our research will enlighten the public.

49
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enmity

A

a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.

50
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ennui

A

a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.

51
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ensconce

A

1.
to settle securely or snugly:
I found her in the library, ensconced in an armchair.

2.
to cover or shelter; hide securely:
He ensconced himself in the closet in order to eavesdrop.

52
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ensemble

A

1.
all the parts of a thing taken together, so that each part is considered only in relation to the whole.

2.
the entire costume of an individual, especially when all the parts are in harmony:
She was wearing a beautiful ensemble by one of the French designers.

3.
a set of furniture.

4.
the united performance of an entire group of singers, musicians, etc. or the group so performing:
a string ensemble.

5.
a group of supporting entertainers, as actors, dancers, and singers, in a theatrical production.

53
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enshroud

A

to cover with a cloth or garment; conceal.

54
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entail

A

1.
to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence:
a loss entailing no regret.

2.
to impose as a burden:
Success entails hard work.

55
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enthrall

A

1.
to captivate or charm:
a performer whose grace, skill, and virtuosity enthrall her audiences.

2.
to put or hold in slavery; subjugate:
to be enthralled by illusions and superstitions.

56
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entice

A

to lure; lead on by exciting hope or desire; inveigle:

They were enticed westward by dreams of gold.

57
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entity

A

1.
something that has a real existence; thing:
corporeal entities.

2.
being or existence, especially when considered as distinct, independent, or self-contained:
He conceived of society as composed of particular entities requiring special treatment.

3.
essential nature:
The entity of justice is universality.

58
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entomology

A

the branch of zoology dealing with insects.

59
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entourage

A

1.
a group of attendants or associates, as of a person of rank or importance:
The opera singer traveled with an entourage of 20 people.

2.
surroundings; environment:
a house with a charming entourage of trees and flowers.

3.
in architecture. the landscaping and other nearby environmental features shown on a rendering of a building.

60
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entreat

A

1.
to make an earnest request or petition.

2.
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
to entreat the judge for mercy.

3.
to ask earnestly for something:
He entreated help in his work.

61
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entrench

A

1.
to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly:
safely entrenched behind undeniable facts.

2.
to dig trenches for defensive purposes around (oneself, a military position, etc.).

3.
to encroach; trespass; infringe on:
to entrench on the domain or rights of another.

62
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entrepreneur

A

1.
a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk.

2.
an employer of productive labor; contractor.

3.
to deal with or initiate as an entrepreneur; to act as an entrepreneur.

63
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entropy

A

1.
lack of pattern or organization; disorder; decay.

2.
a doctrine of inevitable social decline and degeneration.

64
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enumerate

A

1.
to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list:
Let me enumerate the many flaws in your hypothesis.

2.
to ascertain the number of; count.

65
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enunciate

A

1.
to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), especially in an articulate or a particular manner:
He enunciates his words distinctly.

2.
to state or declare definitely, as a theory.

3.
to announce or proclaim:
to enunciate one’s intentions.

66
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envisage

A

to contemplate; visualize:

He envisages an era of great scientific discoveries.

67
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envoy

A

1.
a diplomatic agent.

2.
any accredited messenger, agent, or representative.

68
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ephemeral

A

1.
lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory:
the ephemeral joys of childhood.

2.
lasting but one day:
an ephemeral flower.

69
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epicure

A

a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine; connoisseur.

70
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epigram

A

1.
any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed.

2.
epigrammatic expression:
Oscar Wilde had a genius for epigram.

3.
a short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a single subject and usually ending with a witty or ingenious turn of thought.

71
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epilogue

A

1.
a concluding part added to a literary work, as a novel.

2.
a speech, usually in verse, delivered by one of the actors after the conclusion of a play.

72
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epiphany

A

1.
a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience.

2.
a literary work or section of a work presenting, usually symbolically, such a moment of revelation and insight.

3.
an appearance or manifestation, especially of a deity.

73
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epistle

A

a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written correspondence.

74
Q

epistolary

A

1.
contained in or carried on by letters:
an epistolary friendship.

2.
of, relating to, or consisting of letters.

75
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epitaph

A

1.
a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.

2.
a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person.

76
Q

epitome

A

1.
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class:
He is the epitome of goodness.

2.
a condensed account, especially of a literary work; abstract.

77
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epoch

A

1.
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
The treaty ushered in an epoch of peace and good will.

2.
the beginning of a distinctive period in the history of anything:
The splitting of the atom marked an epoch in scientific discovery.

3.
a point of time distinguished by a particular event or state of affairs; a memorable date:
His coming of age was an epoch in his life.

78
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eponymous

A

giving one’s name to a tribe, place, etc.:

Romulus, the eponymous founder of Rome.

79
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equanimity

A

mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.

80
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equestrian

A

1.
of or relating to horseback riding or horseback riders:
equestrian skill.

2.
mounted on horseback:
equestrian knights.

3.
representing a person mounted on a horse:
an equestrian statue.

4.
pertaining to or composed of knights or mounted warriors:
an equestrian code of honor.

81
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equine

A

1.
of, relating to, or resembling a horse:
a bold, equine face.

2.
a horse.

82
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equitable

A

characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable; impartial:
equitable treatment of all citizens.

83
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equivocal

A

1.
allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous:
an equivocal answer.

2.
of doubtful nature or character; questionable; dubious; suspicious:
aliens of equivocal loyalty.

3.
of uncertain significance; not determined:
an equivocal attitude.

84
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eradicate

A

1.
to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate:
to eradicate smallpox throughout the world.

2.
to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent:
to eradicate a spot.

3.
to pull up by the roots:
to eradicate weeds.

85
Q

erode

A

to eat into or away; corrode; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Battery acid had eroded the engine.
Inflation erodes the value of our money.

86
Q

epigraph

A

1.
an inscription, especially on a building, statue, or the like.

2.
an apposite (suitable, pertinent, relevant, apt) quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc.