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 |
|---|---|
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |