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 |
|---|---|
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| ramification | branch |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |