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 |
|---|---|
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| unsavory | insipid |
| calorific | caloric |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |