Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word that best expresses the meaning of the given phrase.

To speak in a roundabout way

  1. Circumvent

  2. Circumscribe

  3. Circumspect

  4. Circumlocution

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Circumlocution is the use of many words where fewer would do, often in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive. It literally means 'talking around' a subject.