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

WordMeaning
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
tantruma fit of bad temper
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
decreean order usually having the force of law
conundruman intricate and difficult problem
slaughterthe act of killing
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke