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 |
|---|---|
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |