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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scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |