In the passage about the marketing manager’s report, the word “verbose” most nearly means ____.
Read the passage: The marketing manager's report was so verbose that few people managed to finish it. A simple point, that sales had risen in the north but fallen in the south, was buried under twenty pages of repeated explanations, long quotations and unnecessary tables. The director returned it with a single note: 'Please say this in one page.' The manager was offended at first, but when he tried, he discovered that the shorter version was not only easier to read but also far more convincing.
Correct answer A. using more words than needed
Explanation
The report buried a simple point under twenty pages of repetition and the director asked for one page, so verbose means using more words than necessary.
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