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 |
|---|---|
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |