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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| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
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