GRE Word List
EMBROIDER
to ornament with needlework
The meaning of the word embroider is to ornament with needlework.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |