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 |
|---|---|
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| heed | to pay attention |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |