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.

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WordMeaning
limnto draw or paint on a surface
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
pungentsharply painful
harassexhaust
poisebalance
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
lodewaterway
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted