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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WordMeaning
redressto set right : remedy
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
exhumedisinter
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
writheto twist into coils or folds
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony