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
dissipateto break up and drive off
composta mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
igniteto set afire
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation