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 |
|---|---|
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |