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 |
|---|---|
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |