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 |
|---|---|
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| courier | messenger |