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 |
|---|---|
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| fabricate | invent |
| retrench | cut down |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |