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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |