GRE Word List
EMBROIDER
to ornament with needlework
The meaning of the word embroider is to ornament with needlework.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| debut | a first appearance |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| errant | behaving wrongly |