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 |
|---|---|
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| categorical | absolute |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |