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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|---|---|
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| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
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| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
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| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
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