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 |
|---|---|
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| steep | lofty |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| leave-taking | departure |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| microcosm | a little world |