GRE Word List
CIRCUMLOCUTION
the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
The meaning of the word circumlocution is the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |