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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facilitateto make easier : help bring about
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neologisma new word, usage, or expression
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cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
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