GRE Word List

EMBROIDER

to ornament with needlework

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

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subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
auxiliaryoffering or providing help
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug
nurturetraining
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
juncturea point of time
understateto represent as less than is the case
lugubriousmournful
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