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 |
|---|---|
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| dint | force |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |