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Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) Student Writing Center has been putting "a word of the day" on our bulletin board for several years. Recently we decided to put the word on the web along with suitable definition. We hope you enjoy the SLCC Student Writing Center Word of the Day!

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Turbid

Turbid means a muddy appearing liquid (or color). The Colorado River, for example, can be described as turbid. Metaphorically, turbid refers to ideas that are muddied or confused.
Posted by Clint Gardner at 7:35 AM

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