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 |
|---|---|
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| sidetrack | siding |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| executor | one who executes something |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |