Q. Where is the stress in the word pencil?
For example, the word pencil is pronounced with more stress on the first syllable (/′pen/) than on the second syllable (/səl/).
Q. What kind of word is decorate?
verb (used with object), dec·o·rat·ed, dec·o·rat·ing. to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish: to decorate walls with murals.
Q. Is to decorate or embellish?
As verbs the difference between decorate and embellish is that decorate is to furnish with decorations while embellish is to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
Q. What is it called when you embellish a story?
To embellish is defined as to make something fancier by decorating it, or to exaggerate or add details to a story to make it more exciting or interesting. An example of embellish is when you add fringe to a skirt to make the skirt fancier. A fanciful account that embellishes the true story.
Q. What is the opposite of embellish?
Antonyms: deface, deform, disfigure, mar, spoil. Synonyms: adorn, beautify, bedeck, deck, decorate, garnish, gild, illustrate, ornament.
Q. What does ardently mean?
: showing or having warmth of feeling : passionate She’s an ardent supporter of education. Other Words from ardent. ardently adverb.
Q. What does meretricious mean?
1 : of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution meretricious relationships. 2a : tawdrily and falsely attractive the paradise they found was a piece of meretricious trash— Carolyn See.
Q. Can you say someone is ardent?
ardent Add to list Share. If you are ardent, you are passionate about something. A pop star’s ardent admirers might go so crazy at his concert that they faint from excitement. Ardent is most often used to modify words like supporter, fan, advocate, admirer, and defender — but also opponent.
Q. What does Untinctured mean?
adjective. 1. not tinctured; not having a tincture; not coloured or dyed. 2. unaffected; untouched; untinged.
Q. What is hauteur?
: arrogance, haughtiness. Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Learn More About hauteur.
Q. What does Mistarshers mean?
mistarshers (dialect) mustache. mommet (dialect) a term of abuse or contempt.
Q. What is uncultured?
: not cultured: such as. a : lacking in education, taste, or refinement coarse, uncultured people.
Q. How can you tell if someone is uncultured?
Someone who is uncultured is ignorant or uneducated, particularly about the arts. If you spend all day watching soap operas and you’ve never read a book, seen a play, or visited a museum, you might be uncultured.
Q. What do you call an uncultured person?
boorish, coarse, crass, ignorant, rude, uncivilized, uncouth, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar, unlettered.
Q. Is uncultured swine a bad word?
The slang however, not only insults the person by calling them uncultured, but also refers to them as a swine, known to have negative connotations.
