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 |
|---|---|
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| trenchant | keen |