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 |
|---|---|
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| cohorts | companion |