adjective pretentious, pompous, or ridiculously grand.With his enormous wealth, he had a grandiose mansion constructed that not only looked like a castle but was surrounded by a moat.She had grandiose plans to…
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embellish
transitive verb to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate.The watch face was embellished with diamonds and enamel. See the full entry
departure
noun the act or an occasion of leaving or going away.The plane’s departure was delayed due to bad weather. See the full entry
Weekly Quiz
With the Wordsmyth Vocabulary Center activities, you can study these words, play games with them, and assess your knowledge of their meanings with a quiz. Go to the Vocabulary Center, the words…
chronicle
noun an account of events arranged according to the order in which those events took place.We can read about these battles in the chronicles that were written during those times. transitive verb…