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 |
|---|---|
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |