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 |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
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| concordat | compact |