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 |
|---|---|
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |