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
brittleeasily broken, cracked, or snapped
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy
detachedstanding by itself : separate
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting