GRE Word List
EMBRACE
to clasp in the arms : hug
The meaning of the word embrace is to clasp in the arms : hug.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |