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 |
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peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
shambles | a meat market |
botch | an inflammatory sore |
disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
fructify | to bear fruit |
inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |