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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limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
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abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
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degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
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