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 |
|---|---|
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |