GRE Word List
EMBRACE
hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet
The meaning of the word embrace is hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hybrid | mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize |
| ennui | boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy |
| scion | detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant |
| penetrate | enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand |
| pare | cut away the outer covering or skin of (with a knife); trim; Ex. pare apples/expenses |
| inopportune | untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen |
| collation | a light meal; collating |
| construe | explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue |
| don | put on; OP. doff |
| underlying | lying below; fundamental |
