Circumlocution: the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive. Centipede: a predatory myriapod invertebrate with a flattened elongated body composed of many segments. Most segments bear a single pair of legs, the front pair being modified as poison fangs. Coercion: the action or practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats. Concentric: of or denoting circles, arcs, or other shapes which share the same center, the larger often completely surrounding the smaller