GRE Word List
VERBOSE
containing more words than necessary : wordy
The meaning of the word verbose is containing more words than necessary : wordy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |