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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| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |