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
slanderto utter slander against : defame
bedizento dress or adorn gaudily
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
uproara state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance
concentrichaving a common center
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
yoretime past and especially long past
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea