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
alimentaryof or relating to nourishment or nutrition
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
ruminantan animal that chews the cud
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
pulmonaryof, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together