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 |
|---|---|
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |
| amity | friendship |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |