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 |
|---|---|
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| imprecation | curse |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |