transitive verb to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate.The watch face was embellished with diamonds and enamel. See the full entry
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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
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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…
incidental
adjective happening or likely to happen concurrently or in connection with something else but as a subordinate or less important element.Some incidental weight loss was noted in the patients taking the experimental…