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 |
|---|---|
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |