GRE Word List
UNDERMINE
to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
The meaning of the word undermine is to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| expiate | to make amends for |