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 |
|---|---|
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |