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 |
|---|---|
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| ploy | escapade |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |