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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| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |