GRE Word List
EMBROIDER
to ornament with needlework
The meaning of the word embroider is to ornament with needlework.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| steep | lofty |
| dire | exciting horror |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
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