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 |
|---|---|
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |