GRE Word List
EMBED
to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
The meaning of the word embed is to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |