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 |
|---|---|
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |