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 |
|---|---|
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |