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 |
|---|---|
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| unfrock | defrock |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |