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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| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
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| ravenous | rapacious |
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| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
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