GRE Word List
FLORID
very flowery in style : ornate
The meaning of the word florid is very flowery in style : ornate.
Random words
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|---|---|
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
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| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |