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 |
|---|---|
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| pugilist | fighter |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |