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
artifactsa usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
balma balsamic (see balsamic
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
sylvanone that frequents groves or woods
prongfork
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source