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 |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| asunder | into parts |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |