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 |
|---|---|
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |