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 |
|---|---|
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |