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 |
|---|---|
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| license | permission to act |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| resign | relegate |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |