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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virusany of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
stemthe main trunk of a plant
fortuitousoccurring by chance
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)