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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WordMeaning
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
underscoreto draw a line under : underline
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
moratoriuma legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep