GRE Word List
SUBDUE
to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
The meaning of the word subdue is to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| edifice | building |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |