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 |
|---|---|
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |