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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|---|---|
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
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| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
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| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
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| quench | put out |