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 |
|---|---|
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |