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 |
|---|---|
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |