GRE Word List
FLORID
very flowery in style : ornate
The meaning of the word florid is very flowery in style : ornate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |