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 |
|---|---|
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| portly | dignified |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |