GRE Word List
EMBROIDER
decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish
The meaning of the word embroider is decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish.
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|---|---|
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| insolence | impudent disrespect; haughtiness; ADJ. insolent; CF. haughty + rude |
| affluence | abundance; wealth |
| proscribe | prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw |
| courier | messenger |
| invulnerable | incapable of injury; impossible to damage or injure |
| recondite | abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret |
| grisly | ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies |
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| instigate | start; urge; provoke; incite; Ex. instigate a search/quarrel |
