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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|---|---|
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
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| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
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| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
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| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |