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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| dally | to act playfully |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| hurl | rush |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |