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 |
|---|---|
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| occident | west |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |