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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zesta piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
wringto squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
niggletrifle