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.

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WordMeaning
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
tureena deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
piscatorialpiscatory
gargantuantremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
craveto ask for earnestly : beg
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
lollto hang loosely or laxly : droop
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary