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 |
|---|---|
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |