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 |
|---|---|
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |