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 |
|---|---|
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |