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 |
|---|---|
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |