When decorations are added to make something more attractive—for example, a hat—a person might say, “It’s too plain—I think I’ll put on a few flowers to ________ it up.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| SPRUCE | 15 |
| DRESS | 11 |
| FANCY | 7 |
| LIVEN | 4 |
| PERK | 4 |
| BRIGHTEN | 3 |
| PRETTY | 3 |
| JAZZ | 2 |
| SPIFFY | 2 |
| TOUCH | 2 |
| DOCTOR | 1 |
| DOLL | 1 |
| EMBELISH | 1 |
| JUJUSH | 1 |
| PEP | 1 |
| SPICE | 1 |
| SPUCE | 1 |
| TRIM | 1 |
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