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 |
|---|---|
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |