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 |
|---|---|
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |