GRE Word List

EMBROIDER

to ornament with needlework

The meaning of the word embroider is to ornament with needlework.

Random words

WordMeaning
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
statutoryof or relating to statutes
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
muddleto make turbid or muddy
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
delveexcavate
upshotthe final result : outcome