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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WordMeaning
integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
invectiveinsulting or abusive language : vituperation
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun