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 |
|---|---|
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |