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 |
|---|---|
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| gnarl | snarl |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |