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 |
|---|---|
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| 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 |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |