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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| Word | Meaning |
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| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
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| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
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| schism | division |