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garnish
Meaning :
decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N.
(noun) any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
Sentence :
His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt
Synonyms :
adornment, decoration, enhancement, furbelow, gingerbread, ornament, ornamentation, tinsel, trim, trimming
Antonyms :
decrease, divestment, plainness
Mnemonic Technique 1 :
sounds like FURNISH.. means decorating your house
Mnemonic Technique 2 :
Rhymes with varnish, which helps decorate the wood.
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