GRE Word List
TURBID
thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
The meaning of the word turbid is thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment.
Random words
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ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
parley | to speak with another : confer |
simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
growl | rumble |
talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
pinnace | a light sailing ship |