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 |
|---|---|
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |