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 |
|---|---|
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| irate | roused to ire |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |