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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |