GRE Word List
VERBIAGE
pompous array of words; too many unnecessary words; wordiness
The meaning of the word verbiage is pompous array of words; too many unnecessary words; wordiness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turgid | swollen; distended (as from liquid) |
| chameleon | lizard that changes color in different situations |
| equipoise | balance; balancing force; equilibrium |
| enthrall | capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound |
| betray | be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety. |
| contrived | unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived. |
| disperse | scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd |
| replica | copy |
| cavil | quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily |
| catastrophe | calamity ; disaster |
