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 |
|---|---|
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| demur | to take exception : object |