Multiple choice

Directions: Give one word for the following.

Roundabout way of speaking

  1. circumnavigation

  2. circumlocution

  3. circumscription

  4. circumvention
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Circumlocution is the use of many words where fewer would do, often in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.

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