GRE Word List
EMBRACE
to clasp in the arms : hug
The meaning of the word embrace is to clasp in the arms : hug.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |