GRE Word List
EMBELLISH
to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
The meaning of the word embellish is to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |