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.

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WordMeaning
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
raspyharsh
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
smotherto kill by depriving of air
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
tyrannyoppressive power
fluencythe quality or state of being fluent