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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|---|---|
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
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| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
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| declivity | downward inclination |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
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