Word: turgid
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...large degree, Poland's problems have remained the same. In the wake of the 1956 Poznan "bread and freedom" riots, which brought Gomulka to power, he instituted an enlightened reform program, only to see it founder largely because of Poland's turgid, overcentralized economic system. Disappointment led to public resentment, which in turn provoked government repression. If Gierek is to avoid the same cycle, he must improve Poland's managerial system and inspire workers and farmers to greater performance...
...blatant pro-Nixon puffery in their Op-Ed contributions, but Salisbury insists that he has returned the worst such examples for rewrites and made "ruthless revisions" in others to purge them of their most obvious public relations touches. Contributions from both extremes of the political spectrum remain the most turgid in style, but overall, says Salisbury, "the quality of the writing has improved. We're much more severe now in what we accept. Interest has been aroused." With only slight exaggeration, he adds: "We have no problem tapping anyone in the world...
...search of a better understanding of twentieth century imperialism and the rise of socialism, Ramparts editor David Horowitz has written Empire and Revolution. In it, he manages to condense turgid material into a very readable overview of these problems...
These lines of character development, of growth not only foreshadowed but violently curtailed by external pressure, are what Fat City is about. In a series of sharply-etched vignettes, Gardner captures not only the spirit of his characters but the atmosphere stifling them: the turgid California sun beating down on the backs of sweating laborers, greasy blackness pervading a gas station lube room, ammonia and blood coating the floors of locker room and arena...
...Buchwald, L.H.D., humorist. In our time of turgid seriousness, ponderous wit, and frantic promotion, you have