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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supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
insubordination | disobedient to authority |
ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |