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 |
|---|---|
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |