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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
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| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| score | twenty |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |