GRE Word List
CIRCUIT
a usually circular line encompassing an area
The meaning of the word circuit is a usually circular line encompassing an area.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| bulk | magnitude |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| debut | a first appearance |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |