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 |
|---|---|
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |