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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WordMeaning
dilateto become enlarged or widened
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
incensematerial used to produce a fragrant odor when burned
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
juncturea point of time