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 |
|---|---|
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |