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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arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |