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 |
|---|---|
| broach | brooch |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |