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Turbid vs. Turgid
Turbid
/ˈtəːbɪd/Examples:
The river ran turbid, heavy with debris from the storm.His thoughts were as turbid as the muddy waters of the delta.The scientist examined the turbid solution under the microscope.
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Turgid
/ˈtɜːdʒəd/Examples:
His turgid prose made the novel hard to finish.The river swelled, turgid after the heavy rains.Her speech was filled with turgid rhetoric.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Turbid is often associated with liquids that are cloudy or opaque, lacking clarity.
- Turgid, on the other hand, often relates to something that is swollen or inflated, such as language or physical objects.
- Remember turbid with b for blurred or cloudy as turbid waters are not clear.
- Think of turgid and the g as standing for grand because turgid language is often overly elaborate or grandiose.
- To keep them distinct in your mind, connect turbid to environmental science (water clarity) and turgid to literature (language style).
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