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 |
|---|---|
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| contest | strive |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| scintilla | spark |