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 |
|---|---|
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |