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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| virus | any 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 |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |