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 |
|---|---|
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| rift | fissure |