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 |
|---|---|
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| refrain | curb |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |