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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WordMeaning
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
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institutesomething that is instituted: such as
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
iconoclastica person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy