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 |
|---|---|
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| slake | subside |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |