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

WordMeaning
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
wrytwist
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
delugean overflowing of the land by water
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt