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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WordMeaning
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
edicta proclamation having the force of law
welterwrithe
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of