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 |
|---|---|
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| expiate | to make amends for |
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| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| pungent | sharply painful |