GRE Word List
PROLIXITY
tedious wordiness; verbosity; ADJ. prolix: wordy; verbose; diffuse
The meaning of the word prolixity is tedious wordiness; verbosity; ADJ. prolix: wordy; verbose; diffuse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disparity | difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity |
| crabbed | sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting |
| catastrophe | calamity ; disaster |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| proletarian | member of the working class; blue collar guy; N. proletariat: working class (who have to work for wages) |
| indemnify | make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured |
| extradition | surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite |
| debauch | corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol) |
| extrinsic | external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic |
| torso | trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk |
