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 |
|---|---|
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |