GRE Word List
VERBIAGE
a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
The meaning of the word verbiage is a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |