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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| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| paltry | inferior |