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 |
|---|---|
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |