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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dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
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grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
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enmitypositive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
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