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 |
|---|---|
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| succor | relief |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |