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 |
|---|---|
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |