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 |
|---|---|
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |