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
nexusconnection
piquantengagingly provocative
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
ecstasya state of overwhelming emotion
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order