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

WordMeaning
supplicantone who supplicates
docileeasily taught
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
volleythe flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
thriftygiven to or marked by economy and good management
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
consanguineousof the same blood or origin