GRE Word List

EMBROIDER

to ornament with needlework

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

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annulto declare or make legally invalid or void
primto give a prim or demure expression to
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
gaffea social or diplomatic blunder
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
epauletsomething that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature