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
rusea wily subterfuge
apparitionan unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
contagiona contagious disease
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
eulogya commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another