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 |
|---|---|
| polity | political organization |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| leave-taking | departure |