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 |
|---|---|
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| betray | to lead astray |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |