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.

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WordMeaning
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
anarchyabsence of government
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
predecessorone that precedes