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 |
|---|---|
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| scion | descendant |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |