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 |
|---|---|
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| defalcate | deduct |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| reverie | daydream |