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 |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| skimp | skimpy |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |