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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arduoushard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
gesticulationthe act of making gestures
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
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hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive