GRE Word List

CIRCUMSCRIBE

to constrict (see constrict

The meaning of the word circumscribe is to constrict (see constrict.

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WordMeaning
bookishof or relating to books
levythe imposition or collection of an assessment
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
strutto become turgid : swell
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
hoarygray or white with or as if with age