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 |
|---|---|
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| application | an act of applying: |
| impuissance | weakness |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |