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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| occident | west |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |