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 |
|---|---|
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| puerile | juvenile |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| resign | relegate |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| pundit | pandit |