GRE Word List

EMBRACE

to clasp in the arms : hug

The meaning of the word embrace is to clasp in the arms : hug.

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WordMeaning
propensityan often intense natural inclination or preference
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
descryto catch sight of
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
balkto refuse abruptly
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element