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 |
|---|---|
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |