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 |
|---|---|
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
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| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |