GRE Word List
VERBOSE
containing more words than necessary : wordy
The meaning of the word verbose is containing more words than necessary : wordy.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retract | to draw back or in |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |