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| to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate ex: We _______ the account of our vacation by including descriptions of the many colorful people | ||
| describing flowery or elaborate speech ex: The candidate's speech was so _______ that although no one could understand what he was talking about, they all agreed that he sounded good saying it. | ||
| exhibiting a display of great wealth ex: Dances at the king's palace are always very _______ affairs because no expense is spared. | ||
| elaborately decorated ex: The carved wood was so _____ that you could examine it several times and still notice things you had not seen before. | ||
| describing a showy or pretentious display ex: Whenever the millionaire gave a party, the elaborate decorations and enormous amounts of food were always part of his _____ display of wealth. | ||
| profoundly moving; touching ex: The most ________ part of the movies was when the father finally made peace with his son. |
