embellish

verbCommon GRE wordMore E words

to decorate, or to add invented details to make more appealing

In a sentence

Embellish in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing embellish in a sentence.

He tended to embellish his stories to make them sound heroic.

Synonyms

adornornamentelaborate

Antonyms

simplifystrip

Keep going

to gradually decline, recede, or diminish

overflowing enthusiasm and liveliness

the quality of overflowing, bubbling enthusiasm

overflowing with cheerful enthusiasm and high spirits

deviating from conventional or accepted behavior in odd ways

a level or rank within an organization, profession, or society

drawing from a wide and diverse range of sources or styles

to deprive of importance or overshadow by being superior

Common questions

Embellish (verb) means to decorate, or to add invented details to make more appealing

Here is embellish used in an example sentence: "He tended to embellish his stories to make them sound heroic."

Common synonyms for embellish include adorn, ornament, elaborate.

Antonyms of embellish include simplify, strip.

Embellish is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.