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 |
|---|---|
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |