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 |
|---|---|
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| giddy | dizzy |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |