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 |
|---|---|
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| sheer | unqualified |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |