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 |
|---|---|
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| concentric | having a common center |