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 |
|---|---|
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| postulate | demand |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| approbation | commendation |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |