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 |
|---|---|
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |