GRE Word List
FLORID
very flowery in style : ornate
The meaning of the word florid is very flowery in style : ornate.
Random words
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|---|---|
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |