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
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
obligatorybinding in law or conscience
comportto be fitting : accord
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
malignevil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
impenitentnot penitent
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference