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 |
|---|---|
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |