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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Word | Meaning |
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ruse | a wily subterfuge |
apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
contagion | a contagious disease |
impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |