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 |
|---|---|
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| consort | associate |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| engage | to 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 |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |