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 |
|---|---|
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| exploit | deed |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |