GRE Word List
CIRCUMSCRIBE
to constrict (see constrict
The meaning of the word circumscribe is to constrict (see constrict.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
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| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
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| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |