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 |
|---|---|
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| fabricate | invent |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |