GRE Word List

SUCCUMB

to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire

The meaning of the word succumb is to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire.

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WordMeaning
wreakbring about
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
deviouswandering
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pedestriancommonplace
enraptureto fill with delight
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body