This wordlist is generally used by students preparing for GRE.
Short Definition : weaken gradually; sap; dig a mine beneath
(verb) destroy property or hinder normal operations
The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war
(verb) hollow out as if making a cave or opening
The river was caving the banks
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for undermine
UNDERMINE ....Minining under the earth would GRADUALLY WEAKEN strength of soil and rock
undermine = under + mind(e). am loosin confidence or will (mind). so when am loosing confidence i ll work UNDER MY capacity. so undermine = gradually reducing
we say to somebody "you are UNDER MY (mine) control" infact we are weakening him...!!!
undermine+inside mine..the people going inside the mines become weaker as they have to travel long inside the earth
Undermine and mine... in both words, you are refering to ... caving in or making a hollow.
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Short Definition : underline; emphasize
(noun) a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
(verb) give extra weight to (a communication)
Her gesture emphasized her words
(verb) draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for underscore
underscore means the special character '_' which we use to EMPHASIZE special words.
my teacher use to say....UNDERline the important terms in your answer(since it indicates the EMPHASIS of ur answer ) if u wanna SCORE better marks in the final xam.......:)
Low score underscores the need of more effort for more score.
Short Definition : state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate
(verb) represent as less significant or important
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for understate
under(below(less)) + state(significant)= less significant or
Understate and seperate... Some of the points in the meeting had been UNDERSTATED, as though, they did not belong, and were SEPERATE (different) from the main issue.
Short Definition : funeral director; one whose business is to arrange burials
(noun) one whose business is the management of funerals
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for undertaker
the undertaker is the one who takes you buried under the ground.
Undertaker... The Undertaker and Pallbearer (one who carries the coffin) together created history in the WWF (World Wrestling Federation, now WWE) fight arena.
Short Definition : dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching; Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal
(verb) bring to light
The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President
(verb) recover through digging
Schliemann excavated Troy
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for unearth
un(not)+earth the minerals which are not present in surface of earth is find BY DIGGING
unearth- under earth - for learning what is under earth researcher dig up
Unearth... The Archeologists UNEARTHED articles WORTH a million from the excavation site.
Short Definition : not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly
(adj) concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
a spiritual approach to life
(adj) suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
an eldritch screech
the three weird sisters
stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures
an unearthly light
he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for unearthly
unearthly - un+earthly, something that is not on earth is supernatural...
by the suspect
Unearthly has opposing meanings. It can refer to divinity, as well as to the ghostly.