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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WordMeaning
incredulitythe quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief
ventto provide with a vent
consortassociate
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
figurinea small carved or molded figure : statuette
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of