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
gratifyto be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
giddydizzy
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
fussyeasily upset : irritable
afterlifean existence after death
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
habituateto make used to something : accustom
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage