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 |
|---|---|
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| harass | exhaust |
| poise | balance |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| lode | waterway |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |