GRE Word List
FLORID
very flowery in style : ornate
The meaning of the word florid is very flowery in style : ornate.
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| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| debut | a first appearance |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| inequity | injustice |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |