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.

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WordMeaning
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
dankunpleasantly moist or wet
surmountto prevail over : overcome
concatenatelinked together
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
billowwave
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
flounderflatfish
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity