GRE Word List
EMBELLISH
to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
The meaning of the word embellish is to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| stilted | pompous |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |