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 |
|---|---|
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |