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 |
|---|---|
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| overt | open to view : manifest |