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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
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| ramification | branch |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |