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 |
|---|---|
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| coin | corner |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |