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.

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WordMeaning
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
ventriloquistone who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
constituenta member of a constituency
seasona time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze