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 |
|---|---|
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |