GRE Word List
EMBELLISH
to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
The meaning of the word embellish is to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| fulcrum | prop |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |