GRE Word List
EMBROIDER
to ornament with needlework
The meaning of the word embroider is to ornament with needlework.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |