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 |
|---|---|
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| parlance | speech |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| fleck | streak |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| hurl | rush |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |