GRE Word List
CIRCUITOUS
having a circular or winding course
The meaning of the word circuitous is having a circular or winding course.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| romp | one that romps |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |