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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |