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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| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
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| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |