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 |
|---|---|
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| contest | strive |
| veracious | truthful |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| primal | original |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |