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.
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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 |