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 |
|---|---|
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| 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 |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |