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 |
|---|---|
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |