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 |
|---|---|
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |