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 |
|---|---|
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |