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 |
|---|---|
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |