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 |
|---|---|
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| foppish | foolish |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |