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 |
|---|---|
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |