GRE Word List
EMBED
enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass
The meaning of the word embed is enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mange | skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair |
| impolitic | not wise; not expedient; not politic |
| abstain | refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote |
| sinecure | well-paid position with little responsibility; CF. sine cure: without care; CF. San Serif |
| bauble | trinket; cheap jewel; trifle |
| indignity | treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them. |
| sanguinary | bloody; with much bloodshed |
| spurn | reject disdainfully; scorn; Ex. She spurned all offers of help. |
| assert | state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.); make a claim to (by forceful action); Ex. assert one's independence |
| rehabilitate | restore to proper condition (health or useful life); restore the former rank of |
