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 |
|---|---|
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |