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

WordMeaning
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
demurto take exception : object
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course