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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| lunar | crescent |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| debonair | suave |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |