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 |
|---|---|
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| dour | stern |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| dynamo | generator |