GRE Word List
CIRCUMSCRIBE
to constrict (see constrict
The meaning of the word circumscribe is to constrict (see constrict.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |