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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| decorate | /xx | Verb, Verb | 
| ornament | /xx | Verb, Verb, Noun | 
| adorn | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| beautify | /xx | Verb, Verb | 
| dramatize | /xx | Verb, Verb | 
| grace | / | Verb, Verb, Noun | 
| deck | / | Noun, Verb | 
| pad | / | Verb, Verb | 
| embroider | x/x | Verb, Verb | 
| lard | / | Verb, Verb | 
| blow up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| embellishment | x/xx | Noun | 
| fabricate | /xx | Verb | 
| accentuate | x/xx | Verb | 
| personalize | /xxx | Verb | 
| exaggerate | x/xx | Verb | 
| modify | /xx | Verb | 
| alter | /x | Verb | 
| adornment | x/x | Noun | 
| distort | x/ | Verb | 
| falsify | /xx | Verb | 
| enliven | x/x | Verb | 
| deconstruct | xx/ | Verb | 
| augment | x/ | Verb | 
| furnish | /x | Verb | 
| conceal | x/ | Verb | 
| manipulate | x/xx | Verb | 
| customize | /xx | Noun | 
| elevate | /xx | Verb | 
| punctuate | /xx | Verb | 
| individualize | xx/xxx | Verb | 
| enhance | x/ | Verb | 
| decorative | /xx | Adjective | 
| decoration | xx/x | Noun | 
| amplify | /xx | Verb | 
| create | x/ | Verb | 
| misrepresent | xxx/ | Verb | 
| attach | x/ | Verb | 
| incorporate | x/xx | Verb | 
| reinterpret | xx/x | Verb | 
| personify | x/xx | Verb | 
| portray | x/ | Verb | 
| enrich | x/ | Verb | 
| narrate | /x | Verb | 
| imbue | x/ | Verb | 
| affix | /x | Noun | 
| tweak | / | Noun | 
| recreate | /xx | Verb | 
| ornamentation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| gild | / | Noun | 
| rearrange | xx/ | Verb | 
| trim | / | Noun | 
| contrive | x/ | Verb | 
| inscribe | x/ | Verb | 
| denigrate | /xx | Verb | 
| construct | x/ | Verb | 
| downplay | /x | Verb | 
| reshape | x/ | Verb | 
| reinforce | xx/ | Verb | 
| transform | x/ | Verb | 
| reconfigure | xx/x | Verb | 
| publicize | /xx | Verb | 
| retell | x/ | Verb | 
| insinuate | x/xx | Verb | 
| expound | x/ | Verb | 
| reconstruct | xx/ | Verb | 
| harmonize | /xx | Verb | 
| synthesize | /xx | Verb | 
| inflate | x/ | Verb | 
| bolster | /x | Noun | 
| corroborate | x/xx | Verb | 
| superimpose | xxx/ | Verb | 
| compose | x/ | Verb | 
| exalt | x/ | Verb | 
| infuse | x/ | Verb | 
| scrutinize | /xx | Verb | 
| weave | / | Noun | 
| sculpt | / | Noun | 
| contextualize | x/xxx | Verb | 
| characterize | /xxx | Verb | 
| preserve | x/ | Verb | 
| scrapbook | /x | Noun | 
| fortify | /xx | Verb | 
| expose | x/ | Verb | 
| improvise | /xx | Verb | 
| recapitulate | xx/xx | Verb | 
| garnish | /x | Noun | 
| figure | /x | Noun | 
| flourish | /x | Verb | 
| dress up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| kitchen | /x | Noun | 
| enchant | x/ | Verb | 
| ornate | x/ | Adjective | 
| pretty | /x | Adjective | 
| glam | / | Noun | 
| jewel | /x | Noun | 
| dress | / | Noun | 
| become | x/ | Verb | 
| illuminate | x/xx | Verb | 
| apparel | x/x | Noun | 
| beauty | /x | Noun | 
| saffron | /x | Noun | 
| sweeten | /x | Verb | 
| enamel | x/x | Noun | 
| attire | x/x | Noun | 
| endear | x/ | Verb | 
| brighten | /x | Verb | 
| make up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun | 
| preen | / | Noun | 
| dignify | /xx | Verb | 
| embroidery | x/xx | Noun | 
| melody | /xx | Noun | 
| palaces | /xx | Noun | 
| allusions | x/x | Noun | 
| enlarge | x/ | Verb | 
| invent | x/ | Verb | 
| quoting | /x | Verb | 
| exterior | x/xx | Noun | 
| actualized | /xxx | Adjective | 
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| banal | x/ | Adjective | 
| bard | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bead | / | Noun, Verb | 
| believable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| beset | x/ | Verb | 
| braid | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| brighter | /x | Adjective | 
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| celestial | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| changeless | /x | Adjective | 
| color | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| colour | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| commonplace | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| contemplate | /xx | Verb | 
| contents | /x | Noun | 
| curry | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| fact | / | Noun | 
| filet | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| fillet | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| flag | / | Noun, Verb | 
| flight | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| fret | / | Verb, Noun | 
| fringe | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| garland | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| glaze | / | Noun, Verb | 
| glorify | /xx | Verb | 
| groom | / | Noun, Verb | 
| hang | / | Verb, Noun | 
| illustrate | /xx | Verb | 
| inlay | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| lacquer | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| landscape | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| panel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| prank | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| sadder | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| scallop | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| smarten up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| spruce | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| spruce up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| stucco | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| suit | / | Noun, Verb | 
| tinsel | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| whitewash | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| tell | / | Verb, Noun | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| expression | x/x | Noun | 
| get | / | Verb, Noun | 
