GRE vocabulary
Subvert
To undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).
Example
"The rebels sought to subvert the government through a series of coordinated attacks."
Etymology
From Latin subvertere 'to turn upside down, overthrow,' from sub- 'under' + vertere 'to turn.'
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