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

WordMeaning
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
fallowof a light yellowish-brown color
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
plummetto fall perpendicularly
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation