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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| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
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| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |