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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exotic | not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress |
| tortuous | winding; full of curves; Ex. tortuous mountain road |
| circumlocution | indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly) |
| vacuous | empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity |
| quixotic | idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote |
| wade | walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement |
| filing | particle removed by a file |
| environ | enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city) |
| contrivance | something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme |
| parry | ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF. ´ٴ ƴ |
