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 |
|---|---|
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |