GRE Word List
PROLIXITY
unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
The meaning of the word prolixity is unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |