GRE Word List

ADORN

to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects

The meaning of the word adorn is to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects.

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WordMeaning
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
mosaica surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
unguenta soothing or healing salve : ointment
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
malignanttending to produce death or deterioration
sproutto grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle