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 |
|---|---|
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| asunder | into parts |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |