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 |
|---|---|
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| commune | talk over |
| cryptic | secret |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |