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 |
|---|---|
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |