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 |
|---|---|
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| conspire | plot |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |