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 |
|---|---|
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |