GRE Word List
CIRCUMSCRIBE
to constrict (see constrict
The meaning of the word circumscribe is to constrict (see constrict.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| edifice | building |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |