GRE Word List
REDUNDANT
superfluous; more than is necessary; verbose; excessively wordy; repetitious
The meaning of the word redundant is superfluous; more than is necessary; verbose; excessively wordy; repetitious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anchor | secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage |
| homage | honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to |
| swindler | cheater |
| sophisticated | worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex; N. sophistication; V. sophisticate |
| perdition | damnation; complete ruin; hell |
| vitreous | of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify |
| urchin | mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin |
| tawny | brownish yellow |
| fluctuate | waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly |
| privation | lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; want; CF. deprive |
