GRE Word List
EMBARK
commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey
The meaning of the word embark is commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| touchstone | stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard |
| passe | old-fashioned; past the prime |
| headstrong | willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive' |
| prurient | having or causing lustful desires and thoughts; arousing immoderate sexual desire |
| corporeal | bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible |
| transport | strong emotion; rapture; Ex. in a transport/transports of; V: move to strong emotion; enrapture |
| acne | skin disease (on the face) |
| epitome | perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody |
| diadem | crown |
| migrant | changing its habitat; wandering; Ex. migrant birds/workers; N: one that migrates |
