| word | turbid |
|---|---|
| definition | (1) Thick or murky, especially with churned-up sediment. (2) Unclear, confused, muddled. |
| eg_sentence | The mood of the crowd was restless and turbid, and any spark could have turned them into a mob. |
| explanation | The Colorado River in spring, swollen by melting snow from the high mountains, races through the Grand Canyon, turbid and churning. A chemical solution may be described as turbid rather than clear. And your emotions may be turbid as well, especially where love is involved: What did he mean by that glance? Why did she say it like that |
| IPA | turbid* |
Tags: mwvb::unit:11, mwvb::unit:11:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Perturb upset confuse disarrange news peace accord radical
Previous card: Turb latin verb turbare throw confusion upset noun
Up to card list: Merriam-Webster Vocabulary Builder LITE (English)