GRE Word List
GARNISH
decorate
The meaning of the word garnish is decorate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |