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 |
|---|---|
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |