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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turmoila state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
flagrantconspicuously offensive
affirmationthe act of affirming
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
fabricateinvent
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
beatificof, possessing, or imparting beatitude
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