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a. To make beautiful by decoration.
b. To add fanciful or fictitious details to; exaggerate.
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The students embellished the bulletin board by adding artwork. |
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a. To go beyond reasonable limits; do more than.
b. To be greater than.
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Cynthia's dreams greatly exceeded the realities of her life. |
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a. To fill, feed, or eat beond capacity; stuff.
b. To oversupply a market with goods.
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An oversupply.
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The guests glutted themselves with food at Thanksgiving dinner. |
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done to an extreme; not within reasonable limits; excessive.
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"Ten hours of straight television watching is an emmoderate amount," Mrs. wilson said sharply to Stanley. |
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a. Deeply felt: an intense emotion.
b. Very deep, strong, forceful, or concentrate: an intense color or odor.
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Linda's tormented expression revealed her intense feelings about finishing last in the race. |
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a. Extravagantly plentiful: lavish refeshments.
b. Generous or free in giving or using: lavish paraise.
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To give or spend to excess.
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Bob was embarrassed by his friend's lavish compliments. |
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Marked by luxury or showy, expensive magnificence.
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Helen enjoyed the luxurious texture of her new angora sweater. |
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Going beone all limits of what is right or proper; shocking; monstrous.
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The audience laughed uproariously at the comic actor's outrageous stunts in the film. |
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a. Lage in quantit; abundant.
b. Giving or given generously.
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For the head table at the banquet, the florist created a rofuse flower arrangement. |
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A person who spends money wastefully or foolishly.
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The spendthrift found it impossible to save money. |
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