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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| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
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| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
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| providence | divine guidance or care |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
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