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 |
|---|---|
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |