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 |
|---|---|
| provenance | origin |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |