GRE Word List

EMBARK

to go on board a vehicle for transportation

The meaning of the word embark is to go on board a vehicle for transportation.

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intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
caldrona large kettle or boiler
itineranttraveling from place to place
discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
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