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 |
|---|---|
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |