GRE Word List
CIRCUMLOCUTION
indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)
The meaning of the word circumlocution is indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| valor | bravery; ADJ. valiant: possessing valor; brave |
| languor | lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression |
| static | having no motion; unchanging; lacking development; N. stasis: stable state |
| ovation | enthusiastic applause |
| indulge | yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence |
| fleet | fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral |
| vagrant | homeless wanderer |
| sinister | evil; ominous |
| covetous | avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions) |
| titter | nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V. |
