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 |
|---|---|
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| conscientious | meticulous |