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 |
|---|---|
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |