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 |
|---|---|
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |