GRE Word List

GARNISH

decorate

The meaning of the word garnish is decorate.

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compulsivehaving power to compel
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
apostateone who commits apostasy
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
droopto hang or incline downward
absolutefree from imperfection : perfect
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous