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
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winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
impediment | something that impedes |