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

WordMeaning
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
acmethe highest point or stage
disinterto take out of the grave or tomb
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
categoricalabsolute
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly