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

WordMeaning
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
quadrupedan animal having four feet
representationalone that represents: such as
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
inadvertentlyunintentional