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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |