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
recountto relate in detail : narrate
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
antithesisthe direct opposite
posturethe position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose
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
nauseateto become affected with nausea
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars