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prolix

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore P words

tediously long and wordy

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In a sentence

Prolix in a sentence

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His prolix introduction lasted longer than the talk itself.

Synonyms
verboselong-windedramblingwordy

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Verbal · Text Completion

The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.

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Prolix (adjective) means tediously long and wordy
Here is prolix used in an example sentence: "His prolix introduction lasted longer than the talk itself."
Common synonyms for prolix include verbose, long-winded, rambling, wordy.
Antonyms of prolix include concise, terse, succinct.
Prolix is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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