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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| Word | Meaning |
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| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
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| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
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| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |