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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confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
accessoryan object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity