GRE Word List
TURGID
excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
The meaning of the word turgid is excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |