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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fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
bulk | magnitude |
reprisal | a retaliatory act |
thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |