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 |
|---|---|
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| lewd | obscene |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |