GRE Word List
CIRCUITOUS
having a circular or winding course
The meaning of the word circuitous is having a circular or winding course.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
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| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| resign | relegate |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |