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 |
|---|---|
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| retribution | recompense |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |