Florid
hardFLOR-id
adjective
Definition
excessively ornate or elaborate in style
Examples
“The critic mocked the novel's florid prose, dense with needless adjectives.”
“His florid speech, full of grand flourishes, soon wearied the audience.”
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GRE Tip
Florid is a hard-difficulty GRE word. On the GRE, you might see it paired with synonyms like "ornate" or "flowery" in Sentence Equivalence questions. Look for contrast clues (however, despite, although) that signal the opposite meaning. Words like "plain".
Related GRE Words
adulatory
Excessively praising or admiring; fawning
aphoristic
Containing or characterized by aphorisms; concise and memorable
circumlocutory
Using many words where fewer would do; roundabout in expression
digressive
Departing from the main subject; rambling
discursive
Digressing from subject to subject; rambling
epigrammatic
Concise, clever, and memorable in expression
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