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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auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
jurisdictionthe power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
heinoushatefully or shockingly evil : abominable
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head