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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |