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.

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WordMeaning
malodoroushaving a bad odor
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
impenitentnot penitent
whittlea large knife
demurereserved
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination