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 |
|---|---|
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| puerile | juvenile |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |