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 |
|---|---|
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| dire | exciting horror |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |