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 |
|---|---|
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |