GRE Word List
TUMID
(of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous
The meaning of the word tumid is (of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mediocre | ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad |
| glacial | like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg |
| ploy | strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy |
| swipe | hit with a sweeping motion; N. |
| jab | poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows |
| cunning | clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit |
| charm | quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula thought to have magical power; spell; V: attract; cast a spell on; bewitch |
| jaded | tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite |
| gruff | rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse |
| convoluted | coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain |