GRE Word List
CIRCUMLOCUTION
indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)
The meaning of the word circumlocution is indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly).
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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valor | bravery; ADJ. valiant: possessing valor; brave |
languor | lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression |
static | having no motion; unchanging; lacking development; N. stasis: stable state |
ovation | enthusiastic applause |
indulge | yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence |
fleet | fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral |
vagrant | homeless wanderer |
sinister | evil; ominous |
covetous | avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions) |
titter | nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V. |