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 |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| militate | to have weight or effect |