GRE Word List
EMBOSS
to raise the surface of into bosses
The meaning of the word emboss is to raise the surface of into bosses.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |