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
celestialof, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
tendto exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
circleta little circle
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
apprehendarrest
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)