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 |
|---|---|
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |