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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|---|---|
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| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
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| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
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| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |