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 |
|---|---|
| osseous | bony |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| finished | entirely done |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| onus | burden |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |