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 |
|---|---|
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| espouse | marry |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |