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 |
|---|---|
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |