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 |
|---|---|
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| groom | bridegroom |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |